Green Bottoms: Bristol launches kerbside collection nappy recycling trial

James Murray
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Green Bottoms: Bristol launches kerbside collection nappy recycling trial

Pura NappiCycle aims to recycle one million used nappies with launch of England’s largest nappy recycling trial

Disposable nappies could be given a new life as material for paving roads, following the launch today of a major new recycling trial in Bristol. Nappy recycling specialists Pura NappiCycle announced...

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